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What is Planned Giving?
 
A planned gift is an option that helps you make a gift to the Claretians/National Shrine of St. Jude that you might not have thought was possible. Planned gifts are a valuable tool for sharing the resources you have been blessed with while enhancing your financial situation and security.
Benefits of Planned Giving
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Help the Claretians continue to provide the gifts of God to the poor and disadvantaged
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Provide yourself with income during your lifetime
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Plan for retirement and family
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Convert low-yielding investments into a source of higher revenue
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Eliminate or avoid paying capital gains taxes
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Reduce Federal Income taxes
 
						
															